Small Green Roofs Book

Lisa morin bccd youtube has several videos on building a dog house and specifically dog house plans with a green roof.

Small green roofs book.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 3 2016 explore angie miller s board house colors for green roof on pinterest. The small green roofs guide can also be used as the basis of the design for new buildings. Low tech options for greener living paperback april 27 2011 by.

Nigel dunnett author dusty gedge author john little. The small green roofs guide deals with any roof really but is aimed at people wanting to green up an existing shed or small extension up to 60m 2. Low tech options for homeowners by nigel dunnett dusty gedge john little isbn. Low tech options for greener living was promising before it was even released.

The small scale green roof online guide has been designed to be user friendly on tablets and devices with smaller screens. Gardeners and homeowners will relish the scaled down technical specifications design ideas and implementation advice presented in this book. See more ideas about green roof house colors house exterior. Buy small green roofs.

One of the few book length discussions of this topic publishers weekly gardening gurus will appreciate the thorough knowledge the writers share regarding various techniques and resources required to plant green roofs and living walls discussing for example how soil depth and environmental stress will affect plant choice and maintenance chesapeake home for those who lack a yard and. Written for homeowners architects landscape archit written by four experts in the field of green roofs the new book small green roofs. This green roof can be described as a combination of an extensive and intensive roof and therefore is also called a hybrid roof. This is why the first edition was published.

Check in with us later for our review. Until now books on green roofs have been aimed at architects public planners and other professionals but this book uses domestic case studies to inspire inform and motivate. Because irrigation is only needed from time to. More than forty profiles of small and domestic scale projects of all shapes and sizes include green roofs on sheds garden offices studios garages houses bicycle sheds and other small structures as well as several community projects.

Bccd has this book on order. Small green roofs is the first book to focus on small scale and domestic green roofs. Especially small outdoor classrooms summer and garden houses and even a standard flat roof. The intention of the small scale green roof online guide is take some of the mystery out of how to build a green roof.

Many sites that sell green roof products can confuse people.